• Blood and Blade

  • The Bernicia Chronicles, Book 3
  • By: Matthew Harffy
  • Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
  • Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (311 ratings)

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Blood and Blade

By: Matthew Harffy
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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635AD. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and third instalment in The Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell.

Oswald is now King of Northumbria. However, his plans for further alliances and conquests are quickly thrown into disarray when his wedding to a princess of Wessex is interrupted by news of a Pictish uprising.

Rushing north, Oswald leaves Beobrand to escort the young queen to her new home. Their path is fraught with danger and uncertainty, Beobrand must try to unravel secrets and lies if they are to survive.

Meanwhile, old enemies are closing in, seeking brutal revenge. Beobrand will give his blood and blade in service to his king, but will that be enough to avert disaster and save his kith and kin from the evil forces that surround them?

©2016 Matthew Harffy (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

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Grim but Great

Exciting listening to historical past in the eyes of these characters. They fight with passion and precision!

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Great story

Well read and well written. If you like Bernard then this is a perfect transition

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Solid

A good, quality historical fiction armed with a shield of violence, a sword of death and clad in chain mail of sex.

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still good

Author keeps a good pace to his story telling. mixes in a good amount of historical facts into his characters. doesn't hold back on bad things happening to characters. Into the next book.

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A rousing tale

Battle, love, betrayal, and the demands of an oath to a king proves a worthy addition to this series of Albion - not yet England - in the mid 7th century. It sits worthy along inside Cornwell's story of 10th century England. Excellent series.

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an entertaining series.

Listened to this book while I worked outside around my ranch. It made the time go quickly.

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another entertaining adventure through time

I am a fan of Harffy and I appreciate his love of history. one criticism I have is he puts refined language into the mouth of his hero in such a way I find unbelievable for the son of a churl.

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DISAPPOINTING

Should have listened to reviews on #3

Read book 2 because book 1 was enjoyable. Book 3 because 2 was exciting. Book4???? Will wait for reviews.,
Blood and Blade was a major bore . Guess it was a diff writer? Main character confuses himself and reader. Ever have the wind knocked out of you? Did you JUMP UP right away and leave the field or lie there gasping for breath?
Here you immediately respond with sword and shield and kill the other guy!!! Right. More than once.
Plus 3 adds nothing to 1&2

Don't waste your time ,,,

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Battles and Badasses !!

Love the battles .....Beobrand brings all the things to the book that I look for... courage, strength, love, leadership over all BA!
I stumbled on the series! Thank you Mathew Harffy !!!

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great book !!!

What made the experience of listening to Blood and Blade the most enjoyable?

I read part of the book in book form and listened to part of it in audiobook form. This way I could read when I had time and could continue reading where I left off by listening in audio form. Since the audiobooks are unabridged, I would just pick up on the last chapter from either book or audio form.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved how the Beobrand character evolved from the youth that he started out in Book One of the series: The first 2 novels in the series were as enjoyable as this third book in the series.

Which scene was your favorite?

Close to the ending with the beautiful description of the snow surrounding the castle. Followed by, Beobrand's final battle with Torran Nathair in the "cloak size fighting space" surrounded by snow.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The book absorbed my attention and could be so intense that I would not recommend driving while listening or even waiting for a bus because the bus might drive by while you become immersed in the story.

Any additional comments?

I look forward to Book 4 in the series due out by Summer 2017.

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